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Railroad Stations of Connecticut Preview
— GoThere are many train stations in Connecticut. Some have been rebuilt. Some are no longer used and have been converted to other uses. Some have restaurants in them or close by. Some even have trains stopping at them. Find out about them. We have a lot of their pictures too.

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway Preview
— GoOriginal purpose of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was to bring Scranton to the world. In the process, it became a major trunkline. It was a very important link for commuters in New Jersey. Lackawanna had a 34-mile branch to Ithaca. It ran between Owego on the DL&W main line and the college town of Ithaca on Cayuga Lake. It had important branches to Utica and to Syracuse to Oswego. It even had a branch to the resort community of Richfield Springs.

Railroader Biographies Preview
— GoBiographies of several important individuals connected to railroads or mass transit: George Alpert, Robert Young, John W. Barriger, Van Swerigen brothers, Robert Moses.

The Poughkeepsie Bridge after the 1974 Fire Preview
— GoThe Maybrook Line was important to New England before the advent of Penn Central and before the Poughkeepsie Bridge burned. This piece of the railroad carried freight from Maybrook Yard, across the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Hopewell Junction where it joined a line from Beacon. The railroad then went to Brewster, then Danbury, and finally to Cedar Hill Yard in New Haven. See the effects of this fire on Eastern Railroading. Follow progress on the new WalkWay Over the Hudson.

Selkirk, Castleton, Albany and Hudson River Preview
— GoThe New York Central Railroad's Castleton Cutoff, Hudson River Connecting Railroad, railroads around Albany, bridges across the Hudson River, and the Selkirk Rail Yard. Plus Just Around the Corner by Bertrande H. Snell.

The First Royal Regiment of Foote Preview
— GoWe are a group of individuals and families that have a love for history, research, and "living" the history. Our group has approximately 20 men at arms, and 15 women and children, based in the St Louis, MO, 8 men in Ontario, 2 in Vermont and 12 in Chicago.

Are Post World War II Subdivisions Worth Preserving? Preview
— GoThis website includes photographs of Post World War II houses in Tempe, Arizona and a graph of the Tempe's growth from 1940 to 1960. This website contains a paper in support of preserving certain Post World War II subdivisions, as well as the National Register Bulletin on Suburban Development. This website provides educational resources and suggested readings for Post WWII history and architecture.